Packaging for card-clothing



1958 w. c. EILERTSEN 2,822,084

PACKAGING FOR CARD-CLOTHING Filed Nov. 9, 1955 HI Wm m W INVENTO RWALTER" C. EILERTSEN ATTORNEY PACKAGING FOR CARD-CLOTHING ApplicationNovember 9, 1955, Serial No. 545,839

Claims. (Cl. 20652) This invention relates to an improvement inpackaging for card-clothing, and the principal objects of the in-'vention reside in the provision of a new and improved protective packageor packaging system for shipping card-clothing and for handling the samein the mill where it is used, for preserving the card-clothing againstbeing chopped or otherwise damaged, to the point where it is actually inposition on the cylinder, for facilitating the handling of thecard-clothing particularly in the mill; and for aiding in the ease ofapplying the same to the cylinder; and the invention also includes anovel supporting or mounting means for the new and improved package forfacilitating the handling thereof.

Card-clothing is a relatively fragile article, regardless of itsrelatively rugged foundation and as it is usually made in elongatednarrow strips, the teeth of which closely approach the edges thereof,said teeth become easily displaced, bent, or otherwise damaged at theedges in transferring the card-clothing in the rolls in which shipped,to the cylinder upon which it is to be wound; the card-clothing may bedropped and thus damaged at the edges, and the teeth themselves becomequickly and easily dislodged rearwardly through the foundation, so thatit is often necessary to go over the foundation before applying to thecylinder to recondition the bent teeth at the edges and to thrust theloosened and dislodged teeth and re-set them in proper position in thefoundation.

This invention provides for a method of packaging and handling of thecard-clothing which obviates all of the above difliculties and providesfor a dispenser in which the card-clothing is packaged, stored andshipped and directly from which the same is withdrawn and applied to thecylinder, so that the card-clothing cannot become damaged in any wayduring shipping or handling.

Further objects of the invention include the provision of a new andimproved package, said package being provided with a hub upon which thecard-clothing in its wound or coiled condition is mounted directlywithin the package; the provision of a new and improved opening providedin the package by which the card-clothing may be extracted by unwindingthe same on its hub while the card-clothing is still maintained withinthe protective package; and the provision of a new and improved openingas aforesaid which of itself provides for a reconditioning of the teethat the back of the foundation, so that the teeth are accurately locatedwith respect to the foundation merely upon the action of withdrawing thecard-clothing from the package.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear hereinafter.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 isa view in side elevation of the new package, part being broken away andin section and illustrating the card-clothing in place within thepackage;

Fig. 2 is an end view thereof;

aited States PatentO ice Fig. 3 is a greatly enlarged view illustratingthe open ing to the package, part being broken away and in section;

Fig. 4 illustrates the package mounted upon the new and improved holdertherefor and illustrating the action of the card-clothing which is beingwithdrawn from the package;

Fig. 5 is an end view, looking in the direction of arrow 5 in Fig. 4;and

Fig. 6 is a greatly enlarged view on line 6-6 of Fig. 1.

Card-clothing is usually wound in a double coil, i. e. in two parallelflat discs connected together and wrapped in paper. When the same isunwrapped in the mill, the coils have to be handled separately, eventhough they are connected together and it very often happens that onecoil may fall on the floor and become damaged to some extent,particularly as to the teeth at the edge of the foundation. In addition,the card-clothing is heavy and awkward to handle when packaged in thismanner. Card-clothing is also in some cases mounted on a spool or drumand packaged in a crate or heavy box but it is necessary to remove thespool from .the crate prior to application thereof to the cylinder andin so doing, the card-clothing is very apt to become damaged.

The present invention contemplates the provision of a novel packagewhich lends itself to a new and improved manner both of packaging and ofapplying the cardclo'thing to the cylinder. This package is preferably asquare cardboard box which is generally indicated at 10. The box may beof any shape desired but in any event the particular construction of thebox as to its folds and seals is not a limiting factor to the presentinvention.

The card-clothing is shown generally at 12 in a coiled condition and inthis condition it is placed in the box 10 in any manner as at an openedge thereof or by being placed therein at a side, whereupon the openedge or side is taped up or fastened in any way desired to encl'osethecard-clothing in the box.

The card-clothing is provided with a hub 14 (see Fig. 6). This hub maybe of any convenient material and may be of any suitable shape or size.Upon the hub 14 there is a loose annular ring 16 which may be ofcardboard or the like. The card-clothing 12 is wound upon this hub.

The hub 14 has a width approximating the width of the box at theinterior thereof and the hub is secured to the side walls of the boxwhich are indicated at 18 in Fig. 6 by any desired means such asadhesive, staples, or roofing nails, etc. 20. Washers or discs 22 maylikewise be utilized if desired in order to make the securement morepositive. This action renders the hub 14 motionless but the actualcollar or ring 16 may rotate on the hub.

When the card-clothing is placed in the box, the tail thereof indicatedat 24 is fastened as by a staple 26 or any other desired means to aperforated tab or the like 28 located near a corner of the box and in anend wall 30.

When it is desired to withdraw the card-clothing from the box, theperforated tab 28 is knocked out by hand or by the use of an appropriatetool and the tab 28 is removed. This action draws the tail 24 outwardlythrough the hole 32 that the absence of the tab .28 provides, and thecard-clothing is thus withdrawn by rotating the same like a spool on thehub 14.

When the tab 28 is removed, it leaves an edge at 34 in the side wall 30and the foundation 36 (Fig. 4) of the card-clothing rubs over this edge,re-setting any loose teeth in the foundation. Of course all the time thecardclothing has been in the box during shipment, it has been amplyprotected against any kind of damage and it is brought directly to themachine so that the tail may be applied to the cylinder and thecard-clothing wound directly thereon right from the box as 'a dispenser.

In order to facilitate handling of the box, a support or the likegenerally indicated at 38 is provided to hold the same while thecard-clothing is being withdrawn therefrom. The support 38 comprises anupright member having a base 40 which may be made more stable by theaddition of lateral feet 42 applied in any way desired. The uprightportion of the device is provided with a strap 44 secured as at 46 andhaving a laterally offset portion 48, said lateral portion beingprovided with angularly arranged ends 50 to hold the square box uprightin the position shown in Fig. 4 which provides for the most convenientway of handling the package.

It will be seen that this invention provides for a package handlingmethod for card-clothing wherein the quality of the goods is maintainedfrom initial manufacture to use on a machine which is always at aconsiderable distance since the card-clothing is not made by the textilemill using it; not only is the card-clothing protected during shipmentand storage, but it is completely housed and protected to the instantthat it is unwound from the package and wound on the cylinder, and eventhe very use of the novel package provides for re-setting any looseteeth that may have tended to become loose in the foundation. Thepackage provides for much quicker and easier application of thecard-clothing to the cylinder and requires the labor of but a singleoperator to attach the same and to mount it on the cylinder. At the sametime, the package is relatively simple and costs no more than prior artpackages which have none of the advantages of the present invention.

Having thus described my invention and the advantages thereof, 1 do notwish to be limited to the details herein disclosed, otherwise than asset forth in the claims, but what I claim is:

1. A package for storing, shipping, and dispensing card-clothingcomprising a box-like structure including a pair of spaced side walls, ahub, a length of cardclothing wound on the hub, means securing the hubto the side walls inside the structure, means providing for rotation ofthe card-clothing on the hub, and a tab on the box-like structureadapted to be disrupted to form an exit passage for the card-clothing,the latter having a tail secured to the tab.

2. A package for storing, shipping, and dispensing card-clothingcomprising a box-like structure including a pair of spaced side walls, ahub, a length of cardclothing wound on the hub, means securing the hubto the side walls inside the structure, means providing for rotation ofthe card-clothing on the hub, and a tab on the box-like structureadapted to be disrupted to form an exit passage for the card-clothing,the latter having a tail secured to the tab, the card-clothing beingwound with the foundation thereof outermost and the disruption of thetab forming an edge over which the foundation passes in being withdrawnfrom the structure.

3. The package of claim 2 wherein the structure includes a pair ofadjacent side edges at an angle to each other, and including a supportfor the package, said support comprising a pair of angled membersholding the package with the point of junction of said side edgesdownwards, the exit passage being remote from said point of junction.

4. The package of claim 2 wherein the structure includes a pair ofadjacent side edges at an angle to each other, and including a supportfor the package, said support comprising a pair of angled membersholding the package with the point of junction of said side edgesdownwards, the exit passage being remote from said point of junction,said package being substantially square and the exit passage beingadjacent the point of junction of one side edge and the next adjacentside edge of the structure.

5. The combination of a stand comprising a base, an upright, andsupporting means on the upright, said supporting means including a pairof inclined projections at right angles to each other for holding arectangular package with a corner downwardmost and an adjacent cornerintermediate the height of the package on the projections, with arectangular package on the projections, a tear tab at the said adjacentcorner, a wound strip in the package, said strip having an endpositioned adjacent the tab to be extracted from the package when thetab is torn, whereby the entire strip is withdrawable from the packageat the said adjacent corner, the end of the strip being secured to thetab.

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